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At Least 10 Dead in Tuzla Elderly Home Fire, Bosnian Media Report

Officials have not confirmed the toll, with a Tuzla hospital reporting survivors treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Emergency personnel stands next to ambulances as a fire burns in an elderly people's home, in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mersiha Bajric
Flames rise as a fire burns at an elderly people's home, in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mersiha Bajric
Emergency personnel stands next to ambulances as a fire burns in an elderly people's home, in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mersiha Bajric
Flames rise as a fire burns at an elderly people's home, in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mersiha Bajric

Overview

  • The blaze broke out Tuesday evening at a home for the elderly in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla.
  • Federalna TV reported the fire started around 9 p.m. and was extinguished about an hour later.
  • At least five people were injured, with three in intensive care, according to a hospital spokesperson.
  • Firefighters evacuated the building after flames were visible on an upper floor.
  • The cause remains under investigation, and early reports varied on fatalities before rising to at least 10.